Charleta B. Tavares (D)
Senator
Charleta B. Tavares (D-Columbus) is proud to join the Ohio Senate to represent Columbus and the 15th District. She is a committed public servant who served as a member of Columbus City Council from 1999 to 2010. Prior to joining Council, Tavares left a legacy for the citizens of Ohio during her 5 ½ year tenure in the Ohio General Assembly as the State Representative in the 22nd House District. Tavares was the first African-American female to serve in the state legislature from Franklin County and the first African-American woman ever to hold a leadership position in the Ohio General Assembly.
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Senator Snapshot
| Hometown: Columbus |
| Party: Democrat |
| Elected Experience: State Senator since 2011; Columbus City Councilwoman, 1999-2010; State Representative, 1993-1998 |
| Current Term: Expires December 2014; Eligible to run for another four-year term |
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Senate Building 1 Capitol Square, Ground Floor Columbus, OH 43215 Phone: (614) 466-5131 Email: SD15@senate.state.oh.us |
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Finance Health, Human Services and Aging Joint Committee on Agency Rule Review State and Local Government and Veterans Affairs Ways and Means and Economic Development (Ranking Minority Member) |
| Primary Sponsor | SB 23 | SB 24 | SB 25 | SB 26 | SB 27 | SB 28 | SB 29 | SB 30 |
| SB 31 | SB 32 | SB 33 | SB 34 | SB 35 | SB 54 | SB 55 | SB 56 |
| SB 57 | SB 58 | SB 59 | SB 60 | SB 83 | SB 87 | SB 182 | SB 183 |
| SB 184 | SB 192 | SB 198 | SB 204 | SB 227 | SB 231 | SB 249 | SB 250 |
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| Primary Sponsor | SCR 13 | SCR 21 | SCR 25 | SR 7 | SR 51 | SR 63 | SR 83 | SR 85 |
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| 09.27.2011 | |
| Senators Tavares and Turner Introduce Absentee Ballot Legislation | |
| Columbus -State Senators Charleta Tavares and Nina Turner (D-Cleveland) have introduced legislation in the Ohio Senate to restore local control to Ohio's elections process. If enacted, Senate Bill 227 would allow local boards of election to mail unsolicited applications for absentee ballots and require the Ohio Secretary of State to reimburse the cost of the mailings for elections in even numbered years | |
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| 08.12.2011 | |
| Senator Tavares Attends 2011 NCSL Legislative Summit | |
| Columbus - State Senator Charleta B. Tavares recently attended the National Conference of State Legislators' (NCSL) 2011 Legislative Summit. Senator Tavares attended the conference as a member of the Health Committee. She was appointed to the committee by Senate President Tom Niehaus earlier this year. | |
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| 06.28.2011 | |
| Senator Tavares Passes Nurses Bill | |
| Columbus - Senator Charleta B. Tavares and joint sponsor Senator Scott Oelslager (R - North Canton) successfully passed Senate Bill 83, the Advanced Practice Nurse Bill, out of the Senate with a 23 to one vote. | |
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| 06.08.2011 | |
| Senator Tavares Responds to Budget Passage | |
| Columbus - State Senator Charleta B. Tavares issued a statement after the Ohio Senate passed the amended version of House Bill 153, the state's biennium budget for fiscal years 2012 and 2013. | |
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| 02.24.2011 | |
| Tavares and Schiavoni Introduce Legislation to Expand Long-Term Care Options | |
| Columbus - Senators Charleta B. Tavares and Joseph Schiavoni (D-Canfield) have jointly sponsored Senate Bill 87 which will expand long-term health care options for thousands of Ohioans. The bill provides an opportunity for individuals who are in nursing home facilities to select home and community-based treatment as alternatives. The legislation will also reduce the state's nursing home care expenses. | |
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| 02.10.2011 | |
| Senator Tavares Presents Testimony for Bill That Provides Tax Credit to Employers Who Hire Ex-felons | |
| Columbus - State Senator Charleta B. Tavares presented sponsor testimony to the Senate Ways and Means and Economic Development Committee for Senate Bill 58. | |
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| 02.07.2011 | |
| Senator Tavares Announces State Grant to Create Jobs | |
| Columbus - State Senator Charleta B. Tavares is pleased to announce the State Controlling Board approved a $100,000 rapid outreach grant to CoverMyMeds for expansion of the company's Columbus operations. | |
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| 01.03.2011 | |
| Tavares is First African-American Woman Sworn into 15th Senatorial District | |
| Columbus - State Senator Charleta B. Tavares was sworn in to the 15th Senatorial District as the first Democratic African-American woman to hold the seat. Senator Tavares, who most recently held a position as a member of Columbus City Council, is honored to once again serve at the state level and is eager to begin her term as a senator. | |
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